broad river
By Mrs. M. M. Elllqtt
Mr and Mrs. Fletcher Elliott
had as guests last Sunday the Rev.
and Mrs. Jack Guffey Jr. of Ruth
erfordton, Mr. and Mrs. George
Blanton, Mr. and Mrs. Ophus Jol
lev of Cliffside, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Allison and Mr. and Mrs. De
vanney Bryant of Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Milbern Painter
of Old Fort visited Mrs. Painter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Led
better, last Sunday.
Visitors at Stone Mountain
church last Sunday were Miss Co
rene Nelon, her small brother and
sister, Shirley, and the Rev. and
Mrs. G. L. Kilby and children,
Roy, Gary, and Ann, of Swan
nanoa. The Rev. Mr. Kilby de
livered a wonderful message for
us. Also he delivered a message
at the young people’s meeting at
Clear Branch P. H. church Sun
day night.
Mrs. Gardie Ledbetter and son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Led
better, and children of North Fork
visited relatives on Broad River
last Sunday. On their way home
they stopped for a short visit with
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Lennon Ownbey
and daughter, Irene, of Bethle
hem section visited Mr. Ownbey’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
Ownbey, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pierce of
Asheville visited Mrs. Pierce’s
mother, Mrs. Bessie Davis, and
her sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Grover Ledbetter, last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ownbey
and Robert Ownbey went to Ashe
ville last Monday.
Miss Ruby Nelon spent Satur
day night with her brother and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Nelon,
and children on Stone Mountain.
OAK KNOLL GUESTS
Miss Mary E. Thomas of Ra
leigh, N. C., and Mrs. G. D. Post
of Clarksburg, W. Va., who were
here to attend the Christian Wom
en’s Fellowship meeting for the
Christian Assembly, were enter
tained by Mrs. Aleshire. Dr. Hil
ton McAndrew, psychologist for
N. C. State welfare commission,
was the guest of Miss Ruth Ale
shire Friday, April 8. Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Kruissink of Palos
Park, Chicago, spent the week end
at Oak Knoll.
D. A. R. CONFERENCE
Mrs. Bill Goodson returned Sun
day from the D.A.R. Continental
conference held in Washington, D.
C. The D.A.R.’s were entertained
by The Tar Hill club with an
elaborate tea w'hile they were in
Washington. Andther big eivent
was the North Carolina tea at the
Mayflower hotel given in their
honor. The D.A.R.’s were also
taken through the White House.
RETURNS FROM ATLANTA
Mrs. Clifford Porter returned
home over the week end after
spending the winter in Atlanta
with her two daughters and their
families, Mrs. A. P. McDonald and
Mrs. Nicholas Stillwell. Dr. and
Mrs. McDonald accompanied her
home and spent the night before
returning to Atlanta.
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OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
GARLAND
Tire & Retreading
Company
DISTRIBUTOR FOR
FIRESTONE TIRES &
FACTORY METHOD RECAPPING
«/2 BLOCK WEST OF
SWANNANOA TRAFFIC LIGHT
ON U.S. HIGHWAY 70
WE INVITE ALL OUR OLD
CUSTOMERS TO VISIT US IN
OUR NEW PLACE OF BUS
INESS AND NEW CUSTO
MERS TO COME AND GET
ACQUAINTED WITH OUR
SERVICE.
Stanley S. Garland, Owner
Robert Gahagan, in charge of recapping,
formerly with Garland Motor Sales.
OBITUARIES
WILLIAM ABRAM
Funeral services were held at
4 p.m. Monday for William Ab
ram, 57, of Swannanoa, who died
in the VA hospital Friday night.
The Rev. C. D. Brown officiated
at the services held in Swan
nanoa Methodist church. Burial
will be held in Loch Haven, Pa.
Pallbearers included Harold
Zuegner, Alyne Bass, D. C. Martin,
Alfred Astley, George Astley, and
Ralph Magnant.
Abrams was a native of Eng
land. He had been employed by
Beacon Manufacturing Co. since
he was 19, working at the com
pany’s New Bedford, Mass., plant
for a number of years and com
ing to the Swannanoa plant 18
years ago.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Rose Grice Abram; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Bruce Verrier of Lock
Haven, Pa., Mrs. Bobby Webb of
Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. T. J.
Huntsinger of Swannanoa; two
brothers, James of Bolton, Eng
land, and Robert Abram of New
Bedford; two sisters, Mrs. Esther
Nutpall and Mrs. William Derby
shire of New Bedford; four grand
children, and a brother-in-law and
sister-in-law of New Bedford.
Harrison Funeral Home was in
charge.
MRS. LULA T. SALMON
Mrs. Lula Tinley Salmon, 78,
died at her residence, Gaffney, S.
C., route 2, 6:35 p.m. Sunday after
an illness of 14 months. She was
a native of Knoxville, Tenn., and
lived in Black Mountain at one
time. She was the wife of the late
John P. Salmon who died in 1931.
Services were held Tuesday at
Providence church. Officiating
ministers were the Rev. Olin Ken
drick, the Rev. A. S. Harvey and
the Rev. Frank Morris.
She is survived by four daugh- * 1
ters, Mrs. Alma Fowler, Mrs. G.
C. Pennington, Mrs. Paul Sarratt
and Mrs. Sam Upchurch; one son, *
M. B. Salmon; a sister, Mrs. Sarah
F. Price; 12 grandchildren; and
16 great-grandchildren.
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Mo." Elephant is hoisting all five tons into
air, with rear feet planted on Beautyrest.
(Note right foot on edge of mattress.) Yet
even this weight failed to break down pat
ented, sag-proof edges. Proof: Beautyrest
is built to stand hard use.
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lic, "that I went to the United States Testing
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